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U.S. Embassy condemns bombings in Peshawar

The United States Embassy in Pakistan condemned Saturday night’s terrorist bombings in Peshawar’s Khyber Super Market. “We send our condolences to all affected by this...

US info on Taliban compromised: Panetta

CIA chief Leon Panetta told Pakistani officials that the information US provided to Islamabad about specific locations of the Taliban and al Qaeda bomb-making...

US info on Taliban compromised

However, in response to Panetta’s allegations, the Pakistani authorities warned the US spymaster that such allegations by Washington would further damage its already strained...

US sends counterintelligence agents to Afghanistan

The US military is sending 80 counterintelligence agents to Afghanistan to help stem the threat of Taliban infiltration in the Afghan security forces, The...

US reduces military personnel in Pakistan

The US on Friday said it has reduced the number of military personnel in Pakistan following a request from the Pakistani government. “We recently...

US national held in Islamabad

The Islamabad Police on Friday arrested a US national from Sector E-11, for illegally living in the area for the last one week. The...

US confirms number of military personnel in Pakistan reduced

US has confirmed that following a request from the government of Pakistan, the number of United States military personnel in Pakistan has been reduced. According...

Threatening debt default, has US become the new Argentina?

Tea Party Republican Paul Ryan doesn’t want to pay bondholders. Tea Party Conservative Paul Ryan doesn’t want to pay our bills. Ironically, the party...

US to blame for Pakistan’s trust deficit with India, says Musharraf

Blaming "a strategic shift of the US policy towards India" for an "acute deficit of trust" between them, former president Pervez Musharraf has suggested...

US urges NATO allies not to rush out of Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged NATO allies Thursday not to rush out of Afghanistan as he vowed that a US troop drawdown...

U.S. aid to Afghanistan not wisely spent: report

The US aid to Afghanistan are mostly being used for short-term stabilization programs instead of longer-term development projects, a congressional report said, urging the...

Kerry pans U.S. handling of aid to Afghanistan

U.S. Senator John Kerry panned the government's handling of foreign aid to Afghanistan, saying the billions of aid resulted in minimal gain. Speaking at a...

US ups Yemen airstrikes with drones, fighter jets

The United States has stepped up its attacks on militant suspects in Yemen with armed drones and fighter jets, according to a US media...

Working with Pakistan key in Al-Qaeda fight: CIA boss

Cooperating with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism is essential to maintain pressure on Al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden's death, CIA chief Leon Panetta...

Obama, Karzai discuss US withdrawal

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed plans for a US withdrawal from Afghanistan with Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a one-hour videoconference. "The...

US facing rebellious Muslims: Zawahri

Al Qaeda's second in command Ayman al-Zawahri has said the United States faces a Muslim rebellion following the death of Osama bin Laden, according...

US citizen pleads guilty to aiding terrorists

A US man alleged to have been part of a group of militants plotting violent jihad against foreign targets pleaded guilty on Tuesday to...